Felcra Football Club or Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority Football Club, commonly known as Felcra FC is a Malaysian football club based in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The club most recently plays in the second-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League in 2018.[1]
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| Full name | Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rivals The Consolidators | |||
| Short name | FFC | |||
| Founded | 2012 | |||
| Dissolved | 2018 | |||
| Ground | Shah Alam Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 80,372 | |||
| Owner | Felcra Berhad | |||
| President | Ismail Kassim | |||
| Head coach | Tarcísio Pugliese | |||
| 2018 | Malaysia Premier League, 2nd (promoted) | |||
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Felcra FC has participated in the Malaysian football since 2012 in KLFA Division 3 league. 2015 season of FAM League was their debut in the third-tier league. The club is widely known as The Consolidators.[2]
History edit
Felcra FC was the runner-up of 2013 KLFA Division 2 League after lost to KPKT FC in the final.[3]
2016 season edit
After securing the seventh spot of the 2015 Malaysia FAM League in Group A, Felcra FC is determined to redeem last season loss by signed on six experienced players; Azizi Matt Rose, Azi Shahril Azmi, Mohd Fazliata Taib, Shahrizal Saad and Mohd Fadzli Saari. Former national midfielder Shahrulnizam Mustapa, was appointed as the club captain based on the leadership qualities and experience.[4]
2017 season edit
On 5 February, during the first round of Malaysia FA Cup, Felcra FC won over Penjara FC 2–0 scored by Mohd Firdaus Azizul on penalties and Shazuan Ashraf Mathews.[5][6]
During second window transfer, the club has signed K. Ravindran from MISC-MIFA, Rahizi Rasib from Negeri Sembilan and Alif Samsudin from Melaka United to strengthen the club for the remaining league matches.[7]
Felcra FC secured second place in FAM League in league stage after 14 matches and collected 25 points. The club advanced to knock-out stage and defeated Terengganu City by 2–1 on aggregate in the two-leg quarter-finals.[8]
Eventually, the club lost in the semi-finals against Sime Darby.
2018 season edit
After Sime Darby announced their withdrawal from the Premier League participation in November 2017, Felcra FC were invited as their replacement.[9] In their first season in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League, the team achieved second place, behind champions Felda United FC and above more established state teams and clubs in the league. The position means they have been promoted to a higher league for second season in a row.
But at the end of the year, media reported that the main backer for the club, Felcra Berhad, will pull out their financing of the club due to restructuring of its group of companies, and their CEO have announced they will disband the team unless it is sponsored by other company.[10][11] Malaysia Football League have given Felcra FC until November 15 to decide whether to continue participating in Super League or pulling out.[12] Felcra FC management confirmed their pull-out of the team from Malaysia Football League controlled competitions on 15 November 2018, and pledged to settle all their players and staffs wages before ending their contracts.[13][14]
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 21 November 2017.[15]
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2018
Club officials edit
| Position | Name |
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| President |  Ismail Kassim
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| Vice President | Hazian Murad
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| Manager | Mohd. Fauzi Mohd. Tahir
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| Assistant manager | Shahriman Teruna Md. Isa
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| Director of Football | Norizan Bakar
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| Head coach |  Tarcísio Pugliese
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| Assistant coach 1 | Rosle Md. Derus
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| Assistant coach 2 | Mohd Fadzli Saari[16]
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| Goalkeeping coach | Megat Amir Faisal
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| Fitness coach | Mohd. Hafizuddin Ramli
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| Head of physio | Mohd. Lutfi Abdul Samad
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| Physio | Muhammad Iqbal Afiq bin Azmi
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| Assistant physio | Ibrahim Md. Tia
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| Kitman | Masri Mustaffa
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| Security Officer | Mohd. Najib Miswan
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| Security Officer 2 | Mohammad Azrul Tajudin
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| Media Officer | Zamri Zainon Abidin
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Managerial history edit
Head coaches by years (2013–present)
| Years | Name | Nationality |
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| January 2013–May 2015 | Mohd. Yassin Ali | Malaysia
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| May 2015–October 2015 | Azman Eusoff[17] | Malaysia
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| November 2015–April 2017 | Yusri Che Lah | Malaysia
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| May 2017–December 2017 | Rosle Md. Derus[18] | Malaysia
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| December 2017– | Tarcísio Pugliese | Brazil
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Captain history edit
Captain by years (2015–present)
| Years | Name | Nationality |
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| 2015 | Wan Izzat Izzaruddin Alif Wan Ismail | Malaysia
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| 2016–2017 | Mohd Fadzli Saari[19] | Malaysia
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| 2018– | Shahrom Kalam | Malaysia
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Honours edit
League edit
- Runners-up (1): 2018
Achievement edit
| Year | Position | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup | Top scorer |
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| 2015 | 7th, Group A | Malaysia FAM League | Not Participated | Not Participated | |
| 2016 | 2nd, Group A | Malaysia FAM League | First round | Not Participated | |
| 2017 | 2nd, Group A | Malaysia FAM League | Second round | Not Participated | |
| 2018 | 2nd (promoted) | Malaysia Premier League | Second round | Group stage | Casagrande (20 goals)
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Sponsors edit
The following are the sponsors of Felcra FC:
Title Sponsor
- Felcra Berhad
- Kolej Felcra
Shirt Sponsor
Partners / Sponsors
- University of Malaya
- Sportflex Malaysia
- Kamal Sports
Kits edit
| Period | Sportswear | Sponsor |
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| 2015 | Line 7
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Felcra |
| 2016 |  Kika
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Felcra |
| 2017 |  Uhlsport
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Felcra |
| 2018 | Uhlsport
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Felcra |
References edit
- ^ "Felcra fc masuk Liga Perdana 2018". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Felcra FC mula tunjuk belang". Harian Metro. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Felcra FC naib juara Bolasepak Divisyen 2 LIGA KL 2013". footballmalaysia.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Piala FAM: Felcra FC dam slot Liga Premier". fam.org.my. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Felcra FA, PBMS FC Lepasi Pusingan Pertama Piala FA". mstar.com.my. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Felcra FC, PBMS FC & Sime Darby FC layak ke Pusingan Kedua Piala FA". footballmalaysia.com. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Felcra FC optimis layak ke Liga Perdana 2018". Berita Harian. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Liga FAM: Terengganu City FC, Felcra FC terikat 1-1". Berita Harian. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "FAM nominates Felcra FC to take Sime Darby FC's spot in Premier League | Goal.com".
- ^ "A new dawn at Felcra".
- ^ "Felcra withdraw from M-League | New Straits Times". 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Felcra FC given Nov 15 deadline on M-League participation | Malay Mail".
- ^ "Felcra FC confirmed pulling out of M-League | Malay Mail".
- ^ "Felcra FC Management pledge to settle players' salaries | New Straits Times". 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Felcra 2017". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Fadzli bersara dilantik penolong jurulatih Felcra". Berita Harian. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Felcra FC chief coach dies". malaysiandigest.com. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugas berat Rosli di Felcra FC". Utusan Malaysia. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Felcra FC ada peluang". malaysiandigest.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.